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Environmental Legacies: How the War of Independence Affected the Natural World in Predictable and Surprising Ways

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Sunday September 7, 2025
1:30 PM

Juniata College Professor Dave Hsiung will be giving a presentation on how the revolutionary war impacted the natural world. The War of Independence affected the natural world in important and lasting ways. The lecture will examine deforestation at Valley Forge, raids that seized animals but also produced some surprisingly "positive" effects, and lead musket balls left on battlefields that may only now be poisoning the land. This talk offers not only new ways to think about the Revolution, but also war and the environment.

It is a free event held in a hybrid format. Visitors may attend in-person in the Visitor Center Auditorium at 1112 River Rd, Washington Crossing, PA 18977 or virtually on Zoom. Log-in information will be sent following registration. In the event of inclement weather, this will be a virtual-only event and registrants will be notified. Registration is required for both in-person and virtual attendance.